Genetics·May 4, 2012·3 min readResearchers Develop New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Using Human Stem CellsResearchers from the University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells...Read More
Neurology·February 22, 2012·2 min readResearch Scientists Create Potent Molecules Aimed at Treating Muscular DystrophyThe new approach could have implications for many genetic diseases. While RNA is an appealing drug target, small molecules that...Read More
GeneticsNeurology·December 13, 2011·2 min readSome Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for CancerPeople who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·March 22, 2011·3 min readNew Method Delivers Alzheimer’s Drug to the BrainOxford University scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 20, 2010·2 min readAnother Marathon Mouse Engineered – Boosting Acetylcholine Reduces FatigueAfter inserting a gene into mice that increases choline transporter and as a result increases acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions, the engineered mice were able to run on treadmills twice as long as controls without the inserted gene.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 20, 2010·3 min readDUX4 Gene Product May Cause FSHD, A Form of Muscular DystrophyNew research points to a DNA sequence that causes the DUX4 gene to become more active in producing proteins that are toxic to muscle cells, leading to a form of muscular dystrophy.Read More
